Comparative study of changing patterns of concanavalin A-binding proteins in early stage of cholesterol gallstone formation

Table 2 Nucleation time of human gallbladder bile (^-x ± s)

Patient group	n	Nucleation time (d)
Cholesterol gallstones	36	7.8 ± 4.2
Solitary	20	5.3 ± 2.7
Multiple	16	10.1 ± 5.6
Pigment gallstones	7	14.7 ± 6.01
Gallbladder cholesterosis	9	6.1 ± 3.7
Stone-free diseases	14	16.3 ± 3.22

Notes: Those (¹3 cases,

²8 cases) without nucleation after 21 d were recorded as 21 d.